Ukugubha iminyaka engu-50 u-Cobra engenela imiqhudelwano ye-FIA, i-Shelby America yethule uhlelo olukhethekile oluthembisa ukujabulisa izinhliziyo eziningi.
Kwakuyiminyaka engu-50 impela edlule lapho iShelby Cobra yangenela khona imiqhudelwano eyayihlelwa yi-FIA, ngokuqondile ku-U.S. Road Racing Championship Series. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, impumelelo yezemidlalo iye yahlanganisa enye ngemva komunye futhi "imoto yemisipha" ebaluleke kakhulu eyake yawina indebe ye- "FIA Manufacturers Championship" ngonyaka owodwa kamuva, ngo-1965.
Sesiyazi enye indaba, uShelby waba yinkampani yehlelo kanti iCobra kuseyimoto eyenza izinhliziyo zibubule.
Ukuze ugubhe futhi ukhumbule ngendlela engcono kakhulu ngalolu suku, u-Shelby uzokhiqiza amayunithi angama-50 e-FIA Shelby Cobra 289, imodeli ebhekele impumelelo yezemidlalo nezentengiso yemodeli. Inani elincishiswe kakhulu lamayunithi athembisa ukungeza inani elithe xaxa emotweni yemisipha eyisakhiwo sodumo, eyaziwa ngokufuna ngenkani, ukuphola kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo eyanelisa kakhulu ukushayela.
Amayunithi angama-50 anomkhawulo azosuselwa kunombolo ye-chassis ye-CSX7000, ezohlonza lolu hlobo olukhethekile lwe-FIA Shelby Cobra 289. Ayiklanyelwe kuphela ukugubha iminyaka engu-50, kodwa futhi nokuhlonipha abaqhubi abenze umlando ngokulawula kwabo. Sikhuluma ngamagama afana noDan Gurney, uBob Bondurant noPhil Hill.
Ngobuhle, lolu hlobo olukhethekile lwe-FIA Shelby Cobra 289 luwukukhiqiza kabusha okuqinile kwemoto yenkathi, etholakala kuphela nge-Viking Blue futhi efaka imivimbo ye-FIA emhlophe e-arctic. Le Shelby futhi ithola ingaphakathi lakudala ngesikhumba esimnyama, elinamabheji ambalwa ahlonza le nguqulo ekhethekile.
Ngaphandle, ngaphezu kwamasondo ane-powder paint finishes (Powder Coating), kungenzeka futhi ukukhetha izinto ezimbili zomzimba we-FIA Shelby Cobra 289. Inketho yokuqala ihlanganisa umzimba ngokuphelele ku-fiberglass, endaweni intengo engu-94,995$ kanti enye inguqulo enomzimba we-aluminium ngokuphelele, izonikezwa ngenani elicacile lama-$159,995, e-United States.
Kubo bonke abanentshisekelo, kungcono ukusheshisa njengoba iyunithi yokuqala yayisivele ithengiswe ngoJanuwari, endalini ehlonishwayo ye-Barrett-Jackson. Ngakho-ke amayunithi asele kufanele ukuthi aseyaphela, uma engakathengiswa wonke.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza, ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokuthola ingxenye yomlando wokugijima kwezimoto kanye nenye yezimoto eziphumelela kakhulu "zezimoto zemisipha" zesikhathi sayo.
